Despite the obvious differences, such as the 30 years elapsed between them or one being focussed on keyboards and the other on guitar, am I the only one finding a connection between this album and The Mars Volta?

The somber feel, the raw agression of the energetic moments, the way of singing of Gianni Leone, the insanity of the music...

I'm not familiar with the whole TMV discography but I feel like Ys sounds like a grandparent to Deloused in the Comatorium or Frances The Mute, but certainly I may have been allucinating

Replies: Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: September 06 2011 at 15:23

I know where you're coming from, they do share a certain wild streak.

Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: September 06 2011 at 15:29

Don't hear anything in common. TMV was a direct continuation of At The Drive-In at their most experimental.

Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 06 2011 at 15:52

zravkapt wrote:

Don't hear anything in common. TMV was a direct continuation of At The Drive-In at their most experimental.

Oooh, thanks for the tip, Guldbamsen - will definitely order Hej Du one day

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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 14 2011 at 09:34

^You´re quite welcome Zorro - I´m always up for a good recommendation - especially if I happen to love the records myself. This one in particular is my all-time favorite psychedelic prog album to come out of my homeland. My favorite psychedelic album altogether is HIP by Steppeulvene, but you´ll have to have an understanding of our language, humor and society to "get" it.

The singer Eik Skaløe wrote lyrics inspired from both Herman Hesse´s Steppenwolf and Bob Dylan, but in a very unorthodox and original way. He IS the king inside Danish rock poetry. He disappeared long time ago though - maybe around 68, and was last seen on the border between Nepal and India, if my memory serves me right. There has been many speculations as to what actually happened to him, but many seem to think that he probably died from drugs, which he unfortunately had acquired a taste for.

His old buddy and guitarist for the group Stig Møller still sings his songs today, and nearly everyone around here knows the lyrics.

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